The Job Posting platform provides opportunities for our employees to switch jobs within our company. Over the past three years, 4,176 employees have transferred to their position of choice, which has made a positive impact on both the individuals and their organizational units. We support their soft landing in the new position through mindset training for changes, mentoring, and as job competency training.
In addition, we operate the Free Agent (FA) initiative and Samsung Talent Exchange Program (STEP). FA allows employees who have worked in the same function or organization for at least five years to transfer to their position or organization of choice and offers competency-building opportunities before they take the new role. STEP is an employee exchange program utilizing our global network, through which outstanding employees at our Korean and global business sites swap their positions for up to two years.
Samsung Electronics established the Career Development Center(now the Career Consulting Center) in 2001, providing a variety of life-career design programs including competency assessments, life design counseling, career consulting, as well as reemployment and small business startup guide courses, to help both current and former employees harmonize their life and career goals.
In particular, the center actively supports employees in preparing for their middle and later stages of life while they are still employed, and presents new career opportunities at the time of transition to ensure stable economic activities and enhance life satisfaction even after post-employment. Through these efforts, a total of 8,001 retired employees have successfully found reemployment since the center's establishment.